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Alois Pichler (1833-1874)
Hot on the heels of Count Libri’s crimes, Alois Pichler stole thousands of books from the Imperial Library in St. Petersburg, Russia from 1869-1871. Born in Germany and trained as a theologian, Pichler took a job as…

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1840? Alphabet plate. "Aesop's Fables: The Shepherd's Boy." 5" in diameter. $29.99 Canadian from Brian Howell, Rothesay, NB, Canada through Ebay, July, '19.

Three features of this plate are remarkable. First, it is to me unclear whether the…

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1990? Matchbook advertising "Aesops: Riverside's Finest."  Unknown source

This matchbook features an image of a fox looking up at Aesop, who holds a staff.  The restaurant advertises itself as "Riverside's Finest."  A quick check in Google seems…

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1950? Amora. La Moutarde de Dijon dans son Verre Décoré "La Fontaine." Buvard and Buvard "EFGÉ." 5¼" x 8¼". Opéra Publicité. $5 each for two blotters from Mme Denise Debuigne, Rennes, France, Feb., '02. One extra blotter from the same source,…

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1980? Eight Amora mustard jars. Usable as drinking glasses. Amora: Le Moutarde de Dijon."

The yellow of the mustard would have brought out the color of at least most of these jars. Amora pushed this series, following up with blotters and dust…

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2005 An Aesop Adventure. For use with a booklet of the same name, featuring "Fables, Songs and Activities for the Elementary Classroom." By Cristi Cary Miller and Sally Raymond. Hal Leonard Corporation. $5 from an unknown source, Sept.,…

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2010 Animal Stories: The Complete 52 Episode Series. Episodes written and directed by Tony Collingwood and produced by Chris O'Hare. Collingwood O'Hare Productions Ltd. Made in the USA. $10 from an unknown source.

Winner of "The Best…

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1995? Animated publicity still from Aesop's Fables: A Whodunit Musical: An Animated Special from the "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" Series. HBO. July 18, 7:30-8 p.m., ET. $9.99 from Baby Jane of Hollywood, West Hollywood, CA,…

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This pair of dust-jackets is unusual for not involving advertising. It also seems not to be signed by an artist. The quality of the images' color is, I believe, strong. The white surrounding the aging laborer is stark! The slight pink of his face…

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2001 Anthologie des Fables de La Fontaine. Choisies et lues par Michel Leeb. Illustrées par Philippe de Kemmeter. Hardbound. Paris: Éditions du Layeur. €10 from an unknown source, August, '12.

This is a curious book, with a fine CD. The…
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